since the new labels came out, I like the punk and especially the 5am less. I still like the libertine. I was wondering if they were being prepared differently or in a new brewery or something that coincided with the new labels. I'm drinking them far away from the UK, so not sure if there are other issues at work. Cool brewery though. I've loved a couple of their collaborations.
I've lost countless audio recordings due to hard drive malfunctions, bad data storage practices - misplacing them and overwriting the hd, importing cds and forgetting to name the resulting audio files then later accidentally deleting them and all sorts of stuff that you can definitely call user error, but user error with a record needs to involve power tools to be serious. For the most part all my old records are still around and playable. In that sense, it's proven itself a superior format for storing audio in my life.
since no one has mentioned it, there's this http://matias.ca/laptoppro/mac/. IMO, it's the perfect solution for a portable mechanical keyboard. It's small, so you can throw in your bag and have it with you always, and the rechargeable batteries inside this thing are seriously impressive. I last recharged mine about 9 months ago and I use it all day every day.
"Looking back, I wasted my time going on job interviews. My first job was actually better than I realized."
this is worth considering, especially when you're just starting out. I had a similar experience to the OP and had a string of 3 jobs where each was worse (in terms of being a mess) than the one before. I still managed to learn a lot along the way and don't really regret any of it, but in retrospect the first place had their shit together.